Wool-Overs

Why Coat Sheep?

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The most obvious benefit in coating of sheep is improved returns for the coated wools- see below.

Other benefits include minimising sheep losses after shearing due to inclement weather, and improved lactation levels in ewes.

The Data below is from one mob of sheep, grown on the one paddock , under identical circumstances during 2001-2002.

The only difference being that ½ the mob had coats, while the other ½ did not. The entire mob was the same age, breed & sex.

Both lots of wool were offered on the same day, minutes apart during the Premier wool Services catalogue on the 11th September 2002.”

Desription	Mic	Yld	Nkt	¢/Kg Clean
Coated	17.4	80.6	54	2780
Uncoated	17.4	75.8	46	1993

The coated wool out-performed the uncoated wool by $27.01/head on average.

#NB: these results based on short- necked coats. Approx 20% more wool coated with ‘long-necks’.

source “Coated Weather Trial Field Day” 24/10/02- Stanthorpe. speaker Troy Lee. Wool Marketing Manager Primac Elders QLD.